Policy adoption of ecosystem services for a sustainable community: A case study of wetland assimilation using natural wetlands in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 114-118

  Ko, Jae Young ^a   Day, John W ^b,c   Lane, Robert L ^b,c   Hunter, Rachael ^c   Sabins, Dugan ^d   Pintado, Kristine L ^d   Franklin, Jeremy ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Comite Resources Inc ^*  (United States)

^d Louisiana Dept of Environ Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem service; Effluent; Louisiana; NPDES; Wastewater treatment; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL SAVINGS; CAPITAL COSTS; CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECONOMIC SAVINGS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FINANCIAL BENEFITS; GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS; HIGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LOUISIANA; MUNICIPAL EFFLUENTS; NATURAL WETLAND; NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE; NPDES; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; POLICY ADOPTION; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SAND FILTRATION; SMALL COMMUNITY; SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES;

BRIDGES; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOSSIL FUELS; MAINTENANCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ACCRETION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FILTRATION; GUIDELINE; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83555160869     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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